Mr. WAFE Rs Defer iption 



a Dun Colour, but his Tail is very dark, 

 ftort, fturnpy, and upright. This Bird is 

 much better Meat than the other. 



There is alfo a Ruffet-colour'd Land-bird, 

 fhap'd not unlike a Partridge $ but has a 

 longer Neck and Legs, yet a fhort Tail. He 

 runs moft on the Ground, and feldom flies. 

 His Flefh is very good Meat. 



The Corrofou is a large, black Land-bird, 

 heavy and big as a Turkey-hen 5 but the 

 Hen is not fo blak as the Cock. The Cock 

 has on his Head a fine Crown or Comb of 

 yellow Feathers, which he moves to and 

 fro as he pleafes : He has Gills alfo like a 

 Turkey ^ but the Hen has neither Plume 

 nor Gills. They live on the Trees , and 

 feed on Fruits. They fing and make a 

 noife big and grofs, yet very fweet and de- 

 lightful ^ efpecially to the Indians, who 

 endeavour to imitate them : And the Indi- 

 ans and. they will fometimesanfwer one an- 

 other this way, and the Indians diCcover their 

 Haunts by it. The old ones alfo call their 

 young ones by this Sound. The Flefh is 

 fomewhat tough, but otherwife very good 

 and well-tafted Meat. The Indians either 

 throw the Bones of the Corrofou into the 

 River, or make a Hole and bury them, to 

 keep them from their Dogs, .being thought 

 unwholfome for the Dogs a eat 5 and the 

 Indians fay they will make the Dogs run 

 mad ; Neither do the Englijh in the Weft- 



